Building Sisterhood: A Feminist History of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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The often forgotten role of Catholic sisters is told in experiences deeply rooted in self-realization and feminist methodology. In this collection of thirteen essays the contributors illuminate the little-known world of a very creative and committed community of women - their aspirations, their values, their mission. An often neglected part of feminist research, this type of sisterly collaboration affirms the seminal paradigms in women's work and writing. These essays deal with many of the same issues of power, ...
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The often forgotten role of Catholic sisters is told in experiences deeply rooted in self-realization and feminist methodology. In this collection of thirteen essays the contributors illuminate the little-known world of a very creative and committed community of women - their aspirations, their values, their mission. An often neglected part of feminist research, this type of sisterly collaboration affirms the seminal paradigms in women's work and writing. These essays deal with many of the same issues of power, economic autonomy, friendship, spirituality, socialization, professional commitment encountered in other feminist endeavors. Building Sisterhood gives the reader insight into the rigorous training involved in becoming a nun, including the complex relationships between the Monroe community, other IHM sites, and within the intricate church hierarchy. Feminist historian Margaret Susan Thompson places the essays within a historical context and provides detailed background for those unfamiliar with the life, duty, and experience of Catholic sisters. This book will make a unique contribution to feminist scholarship, religious studies, and women's history.
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Table of Contents

Illustrations
Foreword
Contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction: Concentric Circles of Sisterhood
Pt. 1 Groundings
The Context
1 Dangerous Memory: Mother M. Theresa Maxis Duchemin and the Michigan Congregation of the Sisters, IHM 31
2 She Who Remained: Mother Mary Joseph Walker and the "Refounding" of the IHM Congregation 69
3 "Not Two Exactly Alike": IHM Spirituality 95
Pt. 2 The IHM Life Cycle
The Contextä 113
4 "The Roughest Kind of Prose": IHM Socialization, 1860-1960 119
5 The Official IHM Stance on Friendship, 1845-1960 153
6 PFs: Persistent Friendships 173
7 Emotional and Mental Illness in the IHM Congregation, 1845-1980 193
8 In Health and Sickness: IHM Health Care Delivery, 1845-1993 211
Pt. 3 Authority, Leadership, and Governance
The Context 227
9 An Enterprise of Sisterhood: Building the IHM Motherhouse in the 1930s 233
10 "Of Less-Than-Happy Memory": A Reexamination of the Representative Assembly, 1972-1975 255
Pt. 4 The Ministry of Education
The Context 275
11 Preparing IHMs for the Educational Mission: Infrastructures, Schooling, and Sister Formation 281
12 The Sacrament of a Life 299
13 In Their Own Image: Shaping Women's Education at Detroit's Immaculata High School 321
Afterword 355
Appendix: Working Assumptions for the Claiming Our Roots Project 365
Bibliography 367
Index 377
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